Elementary

Don Domes gives his class of teachers a small number of LEGO pieces, access to some student-appropriate internet resources, a worksheet, markers, whiteboards, lots of hands on time to practice, and very little lecturing. Some teachers have no previous experience, some have a couple of years, but all are engaged and making progress at showing […]

The CS10K Community is offering a webinar on Tuesday, July 26 at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET on how teachers can secure funding and support for their their CS classrooms. Guests Alabama teacher Gina McCarley, Karen Parker of Google’s CS4HS, and Kirk Smiley of DonorsChoose will join webinar host Deepa Muralidhar to provide helpful tips on how […]

To paraphrase Ruthe Farmer, the White House’s Tech Inclusion Advisor: We must include everyone, not just for the social and economic justice issues, but for the necessary diversity of thought to drive innovation. We must recognize the components of equity:   Diversity: counting who is in the room. Access: Who knows the room exists? Who has […]

The BEC believes in long-term partnerships between schools and businesses in a community can enhance the educational experience to help students of all ages discover their interests, grow their knowledge and develop the skills they will need to join the workforce. That is why we help give students real-world learning experiences in both classroom and […]

Saturday morning bright and early 70+ people gathered at Mentor Graphics Commons to discuss Computer Science (CS) Education in Oregon. The packed half-day agenda was put together by the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association (OCSTA), and gives OCSTA food for thought for similar events in the future. Speakers and their bios are listed here. Key […]

Special Guest Ruthe Farmer has focused her efforts on diversity and inclusion in technology and engineering since 2001. She currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy focusing on President Obama’s call to action for Computer Science for All and other tech related initiatives. Over the course […]

Endgame: Connect industry with Oregon’s educational community, create student pathways to the world of work, develop student skills for success in life and in high-wage, high demand jobs, foster individual resilience and strengthen the workforce pipeline. Join us: people from technology industries, STEM programs, workforce organizations, expanded learning opportunity providers, K-12 and post-secondary computer science […]

 Registrations for all 7 sites now open. More Graduate Credit options approved. More courses at multiple sites. New courses. FAQ added to the pulldown menu. Change of venue in Wilsonville. Check it out at oregoncsta.org. Changes have been coming fast and furious — kinda like playing PacMan or Asteroids, so I have been mostly absent from […]

Where can I register? Everywhere I click on the photo, I end up in Wilsonville. Oops! Apologies, we left up a prototype. We expect to have it fixed by Monday. As of Friday, June 10, 6:49 pm, click on these links for more info and to find the bright orange registration buttons under the list of […]

Course descriptions updated here. Site descriptions — exactly where? What courses? Touristy links? and, for a couple of sites, who is speaking at lunch? Wilsonville, June 22-24 **note venue change to Clackamas CC!** Wilsonville Symposium, June 25 West Salem, June 27-29 Redmond, July 13-15 Pendleton, July 20-22 ** corrected from 20-23 ** Newport, July 27-29 […]